In January, one of my favorite designers, Vanessa Christenson of V & Co., debuted her first quilt of the year … “I Heart You.” I’d been tossing around a few ideas for my Valentine mantel, and I’d been thinking it would be cool to do something quilty. When I saw this pattern, I just knew that my thoughts were travelling in the right direction. I just love it when a plan comes together!
Vanessa’s quilt featured her Simply Color Ombre Pink fabric,
but I wanted to use something I already had on the shelf …
the perfect Valentine-y fabric collection … “Kissing Booth” by Basic Grey for Moda.
This pattern features a whole bunch of half-square triangles. I had so much fun playing with them!
I love how it turned out. It was exactly what I envisioned. Lots of reds, pinks, creams, with hints of grey and brown thrown in for character, dropped against a stark white background. Quilted perfection!
Quilty Details:
Pattern: “I Heart You” from V & Co. available HERE.
Fabric: “Kissing Booth” by Basic Grey for Moda, Moda Bella Solids White Bleached
Finished Size: 34.5″ x 29.5″ (the original pattern is for sizes 54″ x 54″ and 108″ x 108″)
Pieced by: Me!
Quilted by: Darla Padilla @ Wildflower Quilting
Coming up next … my Valentine themed mantle!
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